Comparative study between intranasal dexmedetomidine and intranasal ketamine as a premedication for anxiolysis and sedation before pediatric general anesthesia

Abstract Background This study compared dexmedetomidine versus ketamine as regard sedation and anxiolysis produced by giving them through intranasal route to pediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy. This study was double-blinded randomized comparative prospective interventional clinical stu...

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Published in:	Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology
Main Authors:	Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed Elshafeey, Gehan Fouad Kamel Youssef, Ehab Hamed Abd Elsalam, Mohamed Saleh, Ramy Mahrose
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	https://asja.journals.ekb.eg/ 2020-10-01
Subjects:	Intranasal dexmedetomidine Intranasal ketamine Anxiolysis Pediatric anesthesia
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42077-020-00104-8

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